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In a way, we are – with our latest investment – dogvacay.com. I’m happy to announce that
@FirstRound has lead a seed round in Dogvacay.com – a community where you can have your
dogs boarded in real home settings, not caged in a kennel.
While I’m not a pet owner (NYC apartments are not that dog
friendly), I know many of them – and they all feel guilty
whenever they have to put the pet in a kennel.

Aaron Hirschhorn faced this same problem and decided to do
something about it. He has created a web site and community
where people can sign up to allow dogs to be boarded in their
homes, living in a far more friendly environment than the
traditional kennel. And the family’s that are boarding the
dogs get to make new canine friends. It’s even possible to
board a dog for a weekend and show your kids what it really means
to take good care of a pet.

Dog Vacay vets (no pun intended) – (ok it was intended) all
pet-sitters to make sure they have the experience and
ability to provided a loving temporary home. In addition, DV
provides insurance, veterinary support, and a satisfaction
guarantee,

What surprised us when we started looking at Aaron’s plan in
detail was how large a market exists – over $5 billion per
year. And we always love coinvestors – in this case Mike
Jones’ Science Ventures – that have real experience in
consumer facing internet companies.

So if you’re a pet owner anywhere in the US or Canada , please
check out www.dogvacay.com.